South Carolina beats Furman 72-48

South Carolina's Mike Homes, left, battles for the rebound with Furman's Connor Nolte (20) during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

By: The Associated Press | SCNow
Published: December 06, 2008

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Devan Downey scored a game-high 19 points to lead South Carolina to a 72-48 win against Furman on Friday night.

Evaldas Baniulis scored 12 points, Zam Fredrick had 11 and Dominique Archie chipped in 10 for the Gamecocks (6-1). Archie also grabbed nine rebounds and notched three steals, which were both team-highs. Downey was 10-for-11 from the free-throw line, and Baniulis was 3-for-5 from behind the arc.

Jordan Miller led the Paladins (1-6) with 14 points, and Darryl Evans scored 12.

Both teams struggled from the field in the game, as South Carolina shot 36.7 percent (22 of 60) compared to a 33.3 mark (16 of 48) for Furman.

The Gamecocks outrebounded the Paladins 37-26, and capitalized on 22 Furman turnovers.

South Carolina, which led by 10 at halftime, went on a 24-8 run less than three minutes into second half to seal the win.